Appeals court says no property tax for rooftop solar panels

An Arizona Court of Appeals ruling says companies that lease rooftop solar systems to homeowners can't be charged property tax for the systems.

The ruling issued Thursday upholds a lower court judgment that said the state Department of Revenue was wrong when it determined in 2013 that leased rooftop solar systems should be subject to property tax.

Leasing companies SolarCity and SunRun sued the department. A lower court ruled in their favor but also decided that the underlying state law allowing home systems not to be taxed violated the state Constitution. The court said counties could tax both homeowner owned and leased systems.

The appeals court ruling said the tax court judge was wrong when he decided state law that places no added value on solar systems was unconstitutional.

A bicyclist was taken to a hospital on Monday, Oct. 16, for treatment after colliding with a sheriff's department vehicle. According to a spokesman for the Marana Police Department, the cyclists injuries were superficial, and the cyclist has been released from the hospital. The incident happened at the intersection of North Ina and West Thornydale roads. MOBILE USERS: Download the Tucson News Now app for Apple and Android devices. Copyright 2017 Tucson News Now. All rights reserved.

A bicyclist was taken to a hospital on Monday, Oct. 16, for treatment after colliding with a sheriff's department vehicle. According to a spokesman for the Marana Police Department, the cyclists injuries were superficial, and the cyclist has been released from the hospital. The incident happened at the intersection of North Ina and West Thornydale roads. MOBILE USERS: Download the Tucson News Now app for Apple and Android devices. Copyright 2017 Tucson News Now. All rights reserved.

We go through every restaurant that’s been inspected to see which ones were cited for the most prior

Every week, CBS 5 News is sent a list of restaurants that have been recently inspected by Maricopa County's Environmental Services Department.CBS 5 News selects restaurants with some of the highest number of "risk factors." (October 13, 2017)

Every week, CBS 5 News is sent a list of restaurants that have been recently inspected by Maricopa County's Environmental Services Department.CBS 5 News selects restaurants with some of the highest number of "risk factors." (October 13, 2017)